Some have told me: “There is a sense of corporate gaming in your book.” At first, this seemed a strange comment, but later on, after analysing it, and also looking at my many 1-1 mentor clients, I really accept this “diagnosis”. Not because I’m in it so much any more, but it’s very familiar to […]
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Organisations are full of beautiful words – values, security, meaning, collaboration, commitment, etc. From my own leadership experience and from my clients, I see that often behind the words live the things we don’t want to see. These themes drive us. And as long as we don’t talk about the things that are hidden, we
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OKR (Objectives and Key Results) principles have recently been actively replacing KPI and other performance management systems in organisations. For those who are not familiar, a brief overview of the OKR framework:๐งฐ Objective – an inspiring and qualitative goal to reach๐งฐ Key Results – measurable steps that show the achievement of the objectives๐งฐ Ambition –
We reached this depth with one client who has a great business idea, a specific business plan, a very specific service with great potential and a lot of additional sales opportunities – a real business case. Perhaps sitting across from me was a real entrepreneur with ideas, plans and ambitions. But it turned out that
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That’s what the management textbooks say, and it’s been practised for decades.But if you look deeper, results are just a consequence. Processes are just a tool that people come up with on their own, without a manager. And people don’t really allow themselves to be ‘led’, they need a space where they can really use
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Why is money not flowing into your business even though you’ve tried everything? ๐ฐ Problems with money and profitability are not just a symptom of Excel, but of deeper issues The lack of potential flow, which we see in the problems with money, turnover and profitability, is a hint that there are some barriers to
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They only become tedious if they are tediously managed and the energy of the facilitator is the same as in physical encounters, i.e. too low for the virtual. I just did a short tutorial on the human aspect of a virtual team and here are 5 practical techniques that will help: 1๏ธโฃ Start with check-in
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We often think that group processes start when someone new joins or someone leaves. In fact, they also start again when a team member changes – for example, through a personal crisis, a deeper growth in self-development or a life event that changes who they are. However, contrary to what was taught decades ago, personality
Last week, I wrote that lack of trust can be costly (staff and time spent on PR meetings and clattering relationships), but another very important cost is the cost of adaptation, or the loss of uniqueness. Many have been taught from childhood to fit in: be good, don’t stand out, do as others do. But
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At a time when many organisations need to cut costs and increase revenues, it is quite common for cost savings to overlook issues such as trust. If there is little trust, there will be additional costs that are initially invisible:1. Too many meetingsBecause everything needs to be checked, negotiated, to make sure things are done
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